Sharp Corner

This is an increasingly nerve-wracking fable about the lengths men whose lives are placid if just merely pleasant will go to make themselves feel needed and validated.

Canadian director Jason Buxton crafts a sometimes tense and sometimes unsteady character study that isn’t so much laced with dread as it is slathered with it.

Foster, one of the most remarkable actors in modern film, is brilliant in what might be his most unexpected performance in years.

While some of Buxton’s writing can be a little blunt... we’re kept firmly in his grip because, like a car crash itself, we can’t stop staring at how horrifying it is and we’re curious to see how much worse it might get.

A smart premise is poignantly brought to life by Foster and Smulders, making for a psychological thriller that is nerve-rattlingly tense and a family drama that is unapologetically gutting.


The film does not give up its mysteries easily, but some fine performances and a carefully maintained tone keep viewers riveted -- all in the name of a disquieting exploration of how people find scraps of meaning in their empty lives.

It's a film surrounded by a disturbing atmosphere and a sustained, slowly brewing tension that keeps the viewer on edge. However, for some viewers unfamiliar with films at this pace, the plot may seem repetitive... [Full review in Spanish]

...this psychological thriller uses its apparent simplicity as an excuse to avoid falling into the trap of over-explanation...[Full review in Spanish]

Ben Foster's close to panicking work raises the tone of this psychological thriller to be as disturbing as it is effective. [Full review in Spanish]

Ben Foster is so good at acting crazy and making us uncomfortable. [Full review in Spanish]